- Irish visitor numbers to Portugal reached 73,481 in June 2026, down 2.8pc year-on-year and 7pc below pre-pandemic levels
- Tourist accommodation recorded 3.1m guests and 8.1m overnight stays in June 2026
- First half 2026 tourism revenue totalled €12,862.66m, up 4.1pc on the same period in 2025
- Tourism expenditure for January to June 2026 reached €3,126.88m, representing a 5.2pc increase
- Sweden, Poland and Denmark showed the highest monthly growth in overnight stays at 17.4pc, 10.0pc and 85.3pc respectively
Irish visitor numbers to Portugal reached 73,481 in June, down 2.8pc on June 2025 and down 7pc on pre-pandemic. Rolling annual was 579,933, up 3.5pc on the twelve months to June 2025.
Tourist accommodation establishments across Portugal recorded 3.1m guests in June 2026, representing a 1.0pc increase, and generated 8.1m overnight stays, reflecting a 0.7pc rise. The source markets demonstrating the highest year-on-year monthly growth in overnight stays include Sweden at 17.4pc, Poland at 10.0pc and Denmark at 85.3pc, while the Norte region recorded a 4.8pc increase, Grande Lisboa posted 2.3pc growth and Alentejo achieved a 2.1pc rise in overnight stays.
The period from January to June 2026 has seen Portugal welcome 15.1m visitors who generated 37m overnight stays, with the United Kingdom accounting for 18.0pc of the total, Germany contributing 11.9pc and the USA representing 10.0pc of the market share. According to the Bank of Portugal’s preliminary travel and tourism indicator for June 2026, exports increased by 2.7pc compared with June 2025, totalling €2,538.04m, following a 5.2pc change in May 2026, while imports rose by 6.0pc to €665.61m. Tourism revenue for the first half of 2026 reached €12,862.66m, exceeding the €12,350.13m recorded in the same period of 2025 and representing an increase of 4.1pc.
Tourism expenditure reported for the cumulative period from January to June 2026 has reached €3,126.88m, higher than the €2,971.56m recorded in the corresponding period of the previous year and representing a 5.2pc increase. The preliminary travel and tourism indicator for June 2026 points to a 2.7pc increase in exports compared with June 2025, following a 5.2pc change in May 2026. The balance of payments data reveals a continued upward trajectory in Portuguese tourism receipts, with the first half performance demonstrating resilience despite global economic uncertainties affecting travel patterns across European destinations.
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Officials shared “The preliminary travel and tourism indicator points to a 2.7pc increase in exports compared with June 2025, totalling €2,538.04m. Tourism revenue for the first half of 2026 exceeds the figure recorded in the same period of 2025, representing an increase of 4.1pc.”
